Evaluating job satisfaction and job insecurity within an Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWentzel, Colleen Bernadette
dc.contributor.supervisorRaijmakers, L. R., Dr.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-30T00:02:21Z
dc.date.available2019-05-30T00:02:21Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.descriptionM. Tech. (Mini Dissertation) (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences), Vaal University of Technology.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe construction industry is an important player in the economy of South Africa and therefore job satisfaction and existence of job insecurity of employees in this sector needs to be researched (Thwala & Monese 2008:2). This study comprises a literature review and an empirical study on job satisfaction and job insecurity and its prevalence in an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company in South Africa. This study provides insight on whether employment status, that is, contract versus permanent, has any impact on levels of job satisfaction and job insecurity of construction employees. Quantitative research, using the survey method, was used for the empirical portion of the study. All employees of the EPC company were surveyed and included workers permanently employed as well as employees employed through labour brokers, that is those on contract. The EPC company in this study employs staff in various categories, such as section managers, engineers, project managers and site employees. The total population included 145 employees of whom 41 were permanent employees and 104 were employed through labour brokers. The response rate was 39 per cent. Conclusions emanating from the research questions identified marginal differences in the reported levels of job satisfaction and job insecurity for both permanent and contract employees. Contract employees reported slightly higher job satisfaction and job insecurity levels when compared to permanently employed counterparts. The value of this study lies in the fact that no research has been conducted on job satisfaction and job insecurity and its prevalence in the EPC sector in South Africa. This study provided insight into whether employment status - contract versus permanent - had an impact on the reported levels of job satisfaction and job insecurity of employees at an EPC company.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10352/371
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVaal University of Technologyen_US
dc.subjectEmployeeen_US
dc.subjectLabour brokeren_US
dc.subjectConstruction industryen_US
dc.subjectJob satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectJob insecurityen_US
dc.subject.lcshConstruction industry.en_US
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic -- South Africa.en_US
dc.subject.lcshJob satisfaction.en_US
dc.titleEvaluating job satisfaction and job insecurity within an Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm in South Africaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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